Non-refillable bottle.



J. D. LACROIX. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED JAN-20, 1912.

1,167,413, Pa tented Jan. 11, 1916.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO-,WASHINOTON, u. c.

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JOSEPH D. LACROIX, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR, BYMESNE'ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE ANGLO-AMERICAN PATENT BOTTLE COMPANY LIMITED,OF LONDON,

ENGLAND.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11,1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH D. LACROIX, acitizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

It is the primary object of the present invention to simplify theconstruction and thereby cheapen the cost of the valve and battlemechanisms of such bottles.

To this end the invention consists of a valve which not only acts assuch but because of its construction provides the weight necessary forits proper operation, thus doing away with a separate weight, and alsoprovides so-called baffle mechanism for preventing engagement of thevalve by means of valve tampering instruments, such as a piece of wire,thus doing away with one of the baffle members necessarily present innon-refillable bottles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve which is moresensitive in its operation than prior valves, whereby, in the tilting ofthe bottle to pouring position, a quicker or earlier opening movement ofthe valve is secured than in prior constructions.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a vertical elevation of a bottleneck of the non-refillable type equipped with the pres ent invention inits preferred form; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bottle neck invertedto pouring position; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bottle neckremoved from or before its attachment to the bottle body, with the valveand valve seat removed so as to show the internal construction of thebottle neck; and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating amodification hereafter de scribed.

Referring to said drawing, 1 represents the bottle neck and 2 anauxiliary bottle neck secured thereto by a band 3 of metal spun over ashoulder 4 of the auxiliary neck 2 and into recesses 5 on the neck 1.The auxiliary neck 2 is formed preferably of porcelain, with a dependingannular and substantially centrally disposed obstruction or disk 6constituting, with contiguous parts of the bottle neck, a stationarybattle mechanism coacting with a battle member carried by the valve, aspresently described. The disk 6 is connected with the neck 2 by verticalarms 7 suitably spaced to permit the passage of liquid from the bottlebetween them and disk 6. Below the baflie memher 6 the auxiliary neck isprovided with a valve chamber generally of truncated cone shape andprovided with vertical ribs 8 suitably spaced to provide for the passageof liquid between them and past the disk 6. This valve chamber has alsoribs or steps 9 formed therein so that the interior of the valve chamberwill conform approximately to the shape of the valve 10. This valve 10is also generally of truncated cone shape and of a diameter, at itsbase, slightly greater than the diameter of the opening in the valveseat 11, and slightly less than the inner diameter of the valve chamberat its base, so as to provide for a slight movement of the valvelaterally without, however, uncovering the opening in the valve. Thevalve seat 11 is in the form of a ring having a flange resting upon theupper end of the neck 1 and also in a suitable recess 12 formed in thelower end of the auxiliary neck 2. The valve 10 rests thereon with theminimum amount of contact therewith so that it may freely tilt withrelation thereto in its opening and closing movements. It may be notedhere that between the abutting ends of the necks 1 and 2 is preferablyinterposed an annular packing of suitable material to prevent leakageand that the flange of the valve ring 11 rests upon such packing ring.

The valve 10 is preferably made of porcelain and of such dimensions thatthe valve will provide the weight necessary to seat it, thus doing awaywith the use of a separate valve-weight. Furthermore, the valve 10 andthe stationary battle mechanism, of which disk 6 forms part, are soarranged relatively to each other as to be in close proximity, so thatthe upper end of the valve provides a baffle member which, coacting withsaid stationary baflle mechanism, will prevent tampering with the valve,to unseat it, by means of a wire or other device. Further protectionagainst tampering with the valve is provided by the construction of thevalve in other particulars, namely, in the provision, midway of thelength or height of the valve, of a circular groove or recess 13 whichwould receive the end of the wire or other instrument and thus arrestits further movement, 1f 1t should happen to pass the disk 6 and theupper end of the ,valve.

The valve 10 of Figs. 13 is so proportioned as to size and shape, andthe adjacent face of the valve chamber is so shaped or inclined, thatthe valve in opening and in closing will tilt on a point midway of itslength; in other words, at the upper edge of the flange forming thegroove or recess 13. The adjacent wall of the valve chamber is, as willbe observed, not parallel with the sides of the valve, but divergesdownwardly, so as to provide room for free tilting movement of the valvewithout any sliding contact with the side surfaces of the latter, theonly part of the valve cont-acting with the valve chamber wall, orrather the vertical ribs thereof, being, as before stated, that'in linewith the upper edge of the flange forming the groove or recess 13. Avalve thus balanced and tilting at a point midway of its length has beenfound to be much more sensitive and, therefore, quicker in its openingand closing movements than one in which the-tilting takes place at theend of the valve.

I11 the construction shown in Fig. l, the valve 10 is provided at itsupper end with a recess let for receiving and arresting the furthermovement of any wire or other valve tampering device that may beintroduced between the valve and baflle 6. In this case the ribs 8 aresubstantially parallel to the vertical walls of the valve 10 but thelatter, as indicated at 15, has a circumferential depression because ofwhich and of the size and shape of the valve the latter in its openingmovements will tilt upon the vertical ribs 8 at a point just above suchdepression 15.

WVhat is claimed is 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of aneck portion having a conoidal valve chamber, a separable valve seatdevice having an opening and a flat valve-seating surface around saidopening, said valve seat device being arranged at the bottom of thevalve chamber, and a pyramidal valve device having its base providedwith a flat portion arranged to coact with the fiat valve-seatingsurface of the valve seat, and having a fulcrum portion intermediate itsbase and top arranged to be brought into engagement with the wall of thevalve chamber when the bottle is tipped, whereby the valve device willtilt on said fulcrum portion to open the valve.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combina tion of a neck portion havinga conoidal valve chamber, a separable valve seat device having anopening and a flat valve-seating surface around said opening, said valveseat device being arranged at the bottom of the valve chamber, apyramidal valve device having its base provided with a flat portionarranged to coact with the flat valve-seating surface of the valve seat,and having afulcrum portion intermediate its base and top arranged, tobe brought into engagement with the wall of the valve chamber when thebottle is tipped, whereby the valve device will tilt on said fulcrumportion to open the valve, and a bail'le device secured within the neckportion above the valve device and arranged to limit the movement of thelatter.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a neck portion havinga conoidal valve chamber, a separable valve seat device having anopening and a flat valve-seating surface around said opening, said valveseat device being arranged at the bottom of the valve chamber, apyramidal valve device having its base provided with a flat portionarranged to coact with the flat valve-seating surface of the valve seat,the valve device also having a portion provided with a peripheralsurface arranged to act as a fulcrum in tilting the valve, and with aninterior downward sloping surface arrangedto serve as a battle surface,and a baiiie device secured within the neck portion above the valvedevice and arranged to limit the movement of the valve and coact withthe battle surface of the valve device to prevent tampering with thevalve.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

Josnrri n. Lana-oi lVitnesses AUeUs'rA WVIIITE, T. F. Knnon.

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